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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does get to Los Angeles after he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) He hitchhikes.
(b) He mom picks him up.
(c) His brother sends a taxi.
(d) Airplane.

2. Who kills Tray Stone?
(a) A rival gang member.
(b) Tray Stone accidently shoots himself.
(c) C-Ball.
(d) Kody

3. At the end of the book, who does Kody blame for his decisions?
(a) His former gang.
(b) Tamu.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

4. How long does Kody serve in California state prison before he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) About five years.
(d) Less than one year.

5. What happens to Joker's mother and brother?
(a) They steal from the gang.
(b) They go against the C.C.O.
(c) They are killed by the C.C.O in retaliation.
(d) They never came to visit Joker.

6. In addition to Malcolm X, what other activist's words affect Kody?
(a) Charles Barron.
(b) Eldridge Cleaver.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Stokely Carmichael.

7. In the chapter, "Nation Time, why doesn't Kody want to give the police his identification?
(a) He does not have an ID yet.
(b) He left it at home.
(c) He is afraid to.
(d) He is not driving the car so he feels he does not need to.

8. Why is Kody at an Islam service while serving time in the Youth Facility?
(a) The leader asks him to attend.
(b) He brother is there and he wants to see him.
(c) He is interested in the religion.
(d) He is planning a revenge attack with his gang.

9. In the chapter, "Nation Time," where does Kody find a job so he can spend more time with his family?
(a) Rialto.
(b) Orange County.
(c) Woodland Hills.
(d) San Fransisco.

10. At the start of the chapter, "48 Hours," what jail facility is Kody in?
(a) Orange County jail.
(b) L.A. County Jail.
(c) San Jose County jail.
(d) City jail.

11. Why does Rattone criticize Kody?
(a) Rattone criticizes Kody for his involvement in the new organization of Crips.
(b) He criticizes Kody for becoming a Blood.
(c) He criticizes Kody for leaving the gang life.
(d) He is upset that Kody is in prison.

12. How is Kody able to afford an apartment with Tamu?
(a) He works at the church.
(b) He gets a job from his mother's friend.
(c) He sells drugs.
(d) He works for Muhammad.

13. What events eventually convinces Macc and Joker to put their differences aside and work together?
(a) Kody decides it is not worth the fighting.
(b) They both decide to leave the gang life behind.
(c) They want to unite against the Rollin' Sixties.
(d) Kody tells them to.

14. Who does Kody's mom want him to see upon his release from the Youth Facility in the chapter, "Tamu?"
(a) A man who has a potential job for Kody.
(b) His father.
(c) A pastor in a church.
(d) Her new boyfriend.

15. What word does Kody struggle to understand from a Malcolm X quote?
(a) Alone.
(b) Racist.
(c) Death.
(d) Oppressors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last chapter, which two groups decide on a cease fire?

2. Why does Kody feel out of place when he attends an Islam service with Muhammad in the chapter, "Tamu"?

3. Why is Kody kept on "The Rock," the solitary lock down part of the Youth Facility?

4. Who is Fred Hampton?

5. Why is Kody sentenced to solitary confinement in the chapter, "48 Hours?"

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